Will Rep Ilhan Omer Survive after Badmouthing Somaliland People

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is being accused of ‘treason’ and calls to be removed from Congress she faces fierce opposition for a speech where she unapologetically declared she is ‘Somalia first.’

Somaliland Deputy Foreign Minister Rhoda Elmi re-posted video of Omar’s speech on X and called it ‘regrettably unbecoming’ and ‘lacking in common decency.’

We were
profoundly surprised, even shocked on discovering the remarks made by
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D) of Minnesota in a recent public forum,
widely circulated on most social media platforms and attached below for
your reference.

The language she employed was
regrettably… pic.twitter.com/7Ag9ZafTKY

—
Ambassador Rhoda J Elmi (@AmbRhodaJElmi) January
28, 2024

The leaked video of Omar’s speech on January 27 quickly went viral and garnered widespread criticism, including from far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) who accused her colleague of using her position to protect people who ‘hate America’ and also said she’s clearly admitting to putting another country ahead of American interests.

House Majority Whip Tim Emmer, who also represents a district in Minnesota, called for his colleague’s resignation.

‘Ilhan Omar’s appalling, Somalia-first comments are a slap in the face to the Minnesotans she was elected to serve and a direct violation of her oath of office,’ Rep. Emmer said in a statement, according to Alpha News. ‘She should resign in disgrace.’

Omar decried the criticism as ‘completely off,’ claiming she is saying that her top priority as a U.S. member of Congress is to represent the best interests of Somali people in America.

The squad member was speaking in Somalian at a Minneapolis event on Saturday when the moment was captured on camera and circulated online.

‘Sleep in comfort knowing I am here to protect the interest of Somalia from inside the U.S. system,’ Omar said, according to a translated version of the video.

House Majority Whip Tim Emmer, who also represents a district in Minnesota, called for his colleague’s resignation.

‘Ilhan Omar’s appalling, Somalia-first comments are a slap in the face to the Minnesotans she was elected to serve and a direct violation of her oath of office,’ Rep. Emmer said in a statement, according to Alpha News. ‘She should resign in disgrace.’

Omar decried the criticism as ‘completely off,’ claiming she is saying that her top priority as a U.S. member of Congress is to represent the best interests of Somali people in America.

The squad member was speaking in Somalian at a Minneapolis event on Saturday when the moment was captured on camera and circulated online.

‘Sleep in comfort knowing I am here to protect the interest of Somalia from inside the U.S. system,’ Omar said, according to a translated version of the video.

She also uplifted Somalia’s ‘unity’ against Ethiopia and Somaliland, which is an unrecognized state considered part of Somalia, and supported Somalia forcibly retaking land around their country.

ACT for America founder and Chairwoman Brigitte Gabriel wrote on X: ‘Ilhan Omar puts Somalia first, Islam second, and America last.’

‘We hope the house leadership and her caucus will take note of her public conduct, unbecoming a United States Congresswoman nor representative of the august house she serves in,’ Elmi wrote in her lengthy statement posted to X.

Rep. Greene wrote: ‘Terrorist sympathizer Ilhan Omar in her own words: Somalian first. Muslim second. She never mentions America.’

‘She flaunts using her position as congresswoman to protect Somalia’s border while our border is invaded by MILLIONS of illegals who are a danger to America,’ she added. ‘These people hate America and they’re so emboldened by the Democrats’ disdain for our country, they’re not even trying to hide it anymore.’

Oamr said in her speech that ‘the US government will only do what Somalians in the U.S. tell them to do. They will do what we want and nothing else.’

‘They must follow our orders and that is how we will safeguard the interest of Somalia,’ she adds. ‘We Somalians must have the confidence in ourselves that we call the shots in the U.S.’

‘Together we will protect the interests of Somalia.’

Americans for Prosperity Tennessee Ambassador Robby Starbuck accused Omar of ‘openly admitting allegiance to a foreign nation and to using her position in government to put that foreign nation first.’

‘This is treason,’ he declared. ‘Ilhan Omar is an agent for Somalia. It’s all out in the open. She should be removed from Congress at the very least. Absolutely insane.

This isn’t the first time calls have ensued to remove Omar from her position in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Of those claiming Omar is ‘Somalia first’ based on her remarks over the weekend, the lawmaker claims: ‘It’s not only slanted but completely off, but I wouldn’t expect more from these propagandists.’

‘I pray for them and for their sanity. No nation state can survive if its states start to get involved in land lease negotiations with other countries without the consent of the federal government,’ she added in a post on X. ‘Somalis in Somalia and in the diaspora are united in that effort and I stand in solidarity with them.’

‘No amount of harassment and lies will ever change that.’

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